Engine oil and filter change ?
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I have no choice other than take it to the "pros" as I have the 5yr warranty pants down at 2yr service so getting lubed up for the 4yr service 
once the 5yrs is out I will do my own servicing.
once the 5yrs is out I will do my own servicing.
It comes out the same way it goes in mate!I know it's not in quite the same league, but that Briggs and Stratton engined lawnmower I worked on the other day didn't even have an oil drain plug in it, when did they start doing that, are they "sealed for life" units now ?
PP Bear
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If you buy the B&S oil, it’s exactly the right measurement and just tip it all inI've got a big graduated oil sucker that I used, but as I didn't know how much to refill it with, I turned the syringe upside down and started to raise the plunger to expel the free air to get a measurement and a couple of cc's that were in the dip pipe made it to the garage ceiling !
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Nothing wrong with a pair of axle stands, just incase, though I once left it with all four wheels off for a couple of days whilst they were being refurbished, axle stands loosely in place incase it lowered, never moved a millimetre.
Never moves when on site if wheels are off the ground over four or five days in the same place.
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Yep, A3 Cabrio, SEAT Alhambra and the Ducato 150 MH when we had it, once a year on everything, pads and discs when req.
will pay the garage when it´s too much for me, eg: rear engine seal oil leak on the Ducato.
Got stumped by her Alhambra though, thought to do the DSG oil change, got the oil and filters and the special filling hose, can´t access anything though, needs a ramp........
Have my own ´service ´stamp and a cheap OBD reader to reset the VAG schedules, all done by the book
Always with axle stands. I have a mate who crushed his pelvis relying on the jacks on his ageing America Motorhome.
I do my own easy servicing, cambelt, expensive tool intensive and hard stuff left for others if body is going to groan a bit. Used to do everything except grinding in valves, used to leave that to the wife, far better at it than me. All the thinking stuff and techno stuff i do myself. Even down to putting an occiloscope to the beast. It is a bit of an age thing though i try to share the groans with my son when working on his car.
Silver-Fox
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First off well done you, you look you saw and you conquered
I’m the families mechanic, not as a job
The BiL, the three kids including partners, the wife and my Shogun and Moho.
This is servicing, diagnostics and anything mechanical related.
I moan about it but have to admit I kind of enjoy it
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Silver-Fox
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Yep… I can look too, just like a “professional “…
I hope you had a long list of items on a sheet of paper you could tick off as you looked around
Silver-Fox
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6yrs and no fuel filter change, I think you need a new mechanic?Do all my vehicle servicing and always have done, even on brand new vehicles. I’ve used a Haynes manual as a service record, but filled all the notes pages, so switched to adding them on my iPad.
Same with the jollybus, I filled all the service inserts in FIAT, so switched again to iPad.
Heres a small selection:
10 Dec 17. 32080. Mobil 1 oil, oil filter, Slick 50 gearbox additive, air filter.
17 Mar 19. 34350. Mobil 1 Oil, air, oil filter, slick 50. New front brake pads, cam-belt, idlers, auxiliary belt and top engine mount. Trickle charge all 3 batteries.
11 May 19. 34350. Renew sump and gasket. New Mobil 1 Oil, same oil filter as the vehicle had done no miles and another new slick 50, ouch.
25 Jul 20. 34350 renew coolant and grease rear axel torsion bars.
03 Nov 20. Replace spare key fob remote battery. The one with Dean requires changing.
16 May 21. Changed the second fob battery.
14 May 21: Replaced both leisure batteries. £232 with 2 year warranty.
15 May 21: Rectified solar charge issue. Cable had come out of the spade terminal, all rectified with no issues.
16 May 21: Repair intermittent gas ignition on the fridge. Wiring loom and replacement terminals required and repaired.
12 Jun 21: Lay carpet.
26 Oct 21: 36770. Adjusted handbrake, inspected rear brake pads and full engine service with slick 50 for MOT.
20 Jan 22: Replace remote control batteries.
21 Mar 22: 38067. Shower maint. Fit kitchen shelf. Lube all hinges, latches and windows struts and stays. Replace front exhaust section. Lube turbo boost lever.
21 May 22: Descale fresh and grey water tanks.
24 June 22: Replace headlights and upgrade all bulbs. Upgrade horn. Underseal front cross member.
6 September 22: Renew front and rear brake pads, front discs and brake and clutch fluid. 39405 miles.
21 September 22: Full engine service, oil and air filters, plus Slick 50. 39418 miles.
14 October 22: Repairs to exhaust system.
26 October 22: Failed MOT - Adjust handbrake, fuel additive for emissions test.
02 November 22: Failed MOT againhandbrake and main brakes passenger side rear. Emissions
04 November 22: New rear pads and discs, cleaned hand brake shoes. £125. Engine additives £50. 39989 miles.
14 February 23: Fit new Bosch wiper blades. £25
28 May 23: Replaced 2 powder fire extinguishers. 1 behind passengers seat and 1 above the rear fixed bed. £36 Remove and clean roof light covers. Repair broken plastic blind clip. All completed at Crick Boatshow.
I hope you had a long list of items on a sheet of paper you could tick off as you looked around
Of course, bend down have a quick shifty and ticked em all…. It was at this point I noticed that I have a 15’ spare and 16s on the van with a mot booked tomorrow …
Silver-Fox
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Of course, bend down have a quick shifty and ticked em all…. It was at this point I noticed that I have a 15’ spare and 16s on the van with a mot booked tomorrow …
Remove the spare.
Not required for an mot
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Most routine services done by me.
Mike.
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dawsey
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I do it all. Oil and filter change as you say is super simple and quick. Top tip: comma fully synthetic oil. £25 for 5ltr. Meets all relevant API spec. You can extend changes to about 8k miles, where normally I’d do it at 4 or 5k.
Everything on a camper is simple, they are after all based on commercial vehicles..
Everything on a camper is simple, they are after all based on commercial vehicles..
chrisgreen
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used to do all my own maintenance, but now got an ev on a Motability lease, and from the day I picked the car up I have never even looked under the bonnet, no point it being an EV there is nothing under there that needs checking.
PP Bear
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No and I’m not going to change it yet either, I will when I know it’s time6yrs and no fuel filter change, I think you need a new mechanic?
Spare is not part of MOTOf course, bend down have a quick shifty and ticked em all…. It was at this point I noticed that I have a 15’ spare and 16s on the van with a mot booked tomorrow …
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I do most things if I can, recently had a CV boot done at a garage due to high torque required for hub nut and a cheap quote. Price went up a lot and had to take it back because the new wrong boot came off in 3 miles, so they had to do it again, wished I’d done it.
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Just had my two year old Ford Transit based MH serviced by Arnold Clark. Was charged £142 just for the oil. Filters etc were on top (£35) seems like a lot for oil.
Any thoughts. Not mechanically minded.
Any thoughts. Not mechanically minded.
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Is it the 2ltr internal belt engine? They have to have a special oil apparently, though £142 makes it very very special.
A friend of mine just had his in for investigation of poor running, they removed the sump to check the belt and oil pick up, found no problem but charged him nearly £200 for a new sump pan. They said it’s a disposable part now because of how it’s fixed.
His problem turned out to be a faulty turbo.
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Take care, just put my reg in and it told me that my 2.3 Fiat engine needed 7 LTRs!Put your vehicle in here and it will tell you what oil you need and how much…
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scotjimland
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also mine, a 2.8 JTD .. it requires 5.7 L .. so they sell 5 + 2 .. ?Take care, just put my reg in and it told me that my 2.3 Fiat engine needed 7 LTRs!
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it is if its fitted you need to leave it at home
Exactly what i was doing, then found out i could get 20l for 20% off , unfortunately just bought 10l.Probably cheaper to buy two 5l then next time just buy a 5l
Need to find a way to buy for 3 vehicles the cheapest way Duc 2017 euro6 .vw 1.6 cayc tdi. Vw 1.0 UP
No it’s not. The spare can be carried, not carried, flat, bald, different size, different colour. It’s not part of MOT.
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